Since the investing in dentistry initiative was announced in September last year, 110 funding requests had been approved by the end of March this year. The table gives details of successful bids by region and the amounts awarded.

£3,106,282 of the £9 million investing in dentistry funding in the financial year 1997–98, had been allocated by 31 March 1998. This excludes the cost of treatment fees arising from the investing in dentistry projects.